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A native Southerner gone astray, Megan serves up laughter and inspiration as she shares her meandering thoughts on marriage, parenting, style, food - and pretty much whatever else comes to mind - in words and pictures.

Up for a little girl-time on the front porch? You bring the wine, I'll bring the off-topic parenthetical asides.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Country Brunswick Stew

Here it is, y'all. I haven't tried this recipe yet, myself, but you can believe that after having located it a few weeks ago while perusing The Cookbook, it's at the top of my list. In my opinion, it looks seriously perfect and delicious and almost exactly the way I remember from childhood. See, my parents used to drive my sister and me down to Jekyll Island, Georgia, to the beach when we were kids, and somewhere along the way we'd stop at this little shack of a restaurant and have fantastic barbeque and Brunswick stew. Even though I remember tasting and loving it, I wouldn't actually eat the stew for a couple of reasons: 1 - Serious or not, my parents mentioned something about there being SQUIRREL in it! and 2 - It also had lima beans, and those I could see with my own eyes. Er, no thankee, ma'am.

Mom's recipe for Brunswick Stew has the lima beans but no squirrel. The one below has neither! I'm goin' for it this weekend, I think!

Country Brunswick Stew(from On Mimosa Boulevard: Memories, Meals and Blessings, published by the women of Roswell Presbyerian Church in Roswell, Georgia, November 2005.)

1 lb. beef1 lb. pork1 lb. chicken

Boil each in water (I'd add at least some salt and pepper to the water, myself) seperately, cool, then finely chop (in the food processor, if you have one). Save broth.

I'd say more like a course grind... like a little bigger than rice grains. Anyone else have input?

Also, Laura, since you're gonna have to eat all those red beans and rice by yourself, I hasten to add that it freezes beautifully and is even better after being thawed and reheated. Even with the rice in it! Yes o yes.